Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Introduction to the verb asphyxier
The English translation of the French verb asphyxier is “to suffocate” or “to asphyxiate”. The infinitive form of asphyxier is pronounced as “as-fee-ksy-ay”.
Asphyxier originates from the Greek word “asphyxia” meaning “lack of pulse” or “lack of oxygen”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past possibility or hypothetical situation.
Examples:
- J’espérais qu’il ne se soit pas asphyxié dans l’incendie. (I hoped that he did not suffocate in the fire.)
- Il m’a dit qu’il l’avait asphyxié avec un oreiller. (He told me he suffocated her with a pillow.)
- Je voulais qu’elle ne se fût pas asphyxiée en fermant la porte à clé. (I wanted her not to have suffocated when she locked the door.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of asphyxier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie asphyxié | Je souhaite que j’aie asphyxié. | I wish I had asphyxiated. |
tu | aies asphyxié | Il faut que tu aies asphyxié. | You must have asphyxiated. |
il | ait asphyxié | Il semble qu’il ait asphyxié. | It seems he asphyxiated. |
elle | ait asphyxié | Elle a peur qu’elle ait asphyxié. | She’s afraid she asphyxiated. |
on | ait asphyxié | On insiste pour qu’on ait asphyxié. | We insist that it asphyxiated. |
nous | ayons asphyxié | Nous espérons que nous ayons asphyxié. | We hope we asphyxiated. |
vous | ayez asphyxié | Vous pensez que vous ayez asphyxié. | You think you asphyxiated. |
ils | aient asphyxié | Ils sont convaincus qu’ils aient asphyxié. | They’re convinced they asphyxiated. |
elles | aient asphyxié | Elles prétendent qu’elles aient asphyxié. | They claim they asphyxiated. |
Other Conjugations for Asphyxier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb asphyxier
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Asphyxier – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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